Morelle to recommend his son to replace O'Brien

Assemblyman and Monroe County Democratic Party Chairman Joseph D. Morelle said he plans to recommend his son to fill the county legislature seat vacated by Ted O'Brien when O'Brien was elected to the state Senate in November.

Morelle said his son, Joseph D. Morelle, Jr., 24, has already received the unanimous support of the Irondequoit Democratic Committee, of which the older Morelle is also a member.

Morelle Jr. was asked by O'Brien to fill the seat, Assemblyman Morelle said.

It is customary, Assemblyman Morelle said, for the party chairman to recommend the name that is provided to him from the town committee.

Morelle Jr. works for Wilmorite's Park Point at RIT facility and is a SUNY Geneseo graduate, his father said. His son plans to run for a full term in the county legislature in the fall.